Electronic appointment scheduling for medical resources
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1. A system for scheduling patient appointments comprising:
- a) a patient interface terminal;
b) a computer system receiving a reason for a medical appointment and a time frame for scheduling an appointment from the patient interface terminal, the computer system being adapted to;
i) identify medical resources necessary for the requested medical appointment; and
ii) identify at least one time that the medical resources are available within the requested time frame; and
iii) present at least one schedule option at the interface terminal based on the identified medical services and resources.
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Abstract
A programmable rules-based interface between a patient and an electronic medical record EMR allows controlled patient access to the EMR allowing increased patient participation in the healthcare process. The interface allows the patient to directly schedule appointments for procedures, while filtering requests from patients who are not eligible for a given treatment, thereby limiting waste in resources.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for scheduling patient appointments comprising:
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a) a patient interface terminal;
b) a computer system receiving a reason for a medical appointment and a time frame for scheduling an appointment from the patient interface terminal, the computer system being adapted to;
i) identify medical resources necessary for the requested medical appointment; and
ii) identify at least one time that the medical resources are available within the requested time frame; and
iii) present at least one schedule option at the interface terminal based on the identified medical services and resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for scheduling patient appointments comprising:
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a) a patient interface terminal;
b) a computer system receiving a reason for a medical appointment and a range of times for scheduling an appointment from the patient interface terminal, the computer system being adapted to identify medical resources necessary for the requested medical appointment; and
, based on at least one of the reason and the medical resources required to;
i) provide instructions for a patient at the patient interface terminal to prepare for the medical appointment; and
ii) provide a questionnaire at the patient interface terminal to obtain data from the patient prior to the medical appointment.
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34. A system for scheduling patient appointments comprising:
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a) a patient interface terminal;
b) a computer system receiving a patient identifier and a reason for a requested medical appointment from the patient interface terminal, the computer system being adapted to access data in a medical records database and to;
i) identify a patient based on the patient identifier;
ii) retrieve medical data about the patient from the medical records database; and
iii) determine whether the patient is eligible for the requested medical appointment based on the reason and the medical data.
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